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Government contracting is a more complex, involved business process than what is usually found in the private sector.
Workshops
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Winning Strategies and Proven Best Practices for Government Prospecting (2022 Update)
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How to Bid on Government Construction Projects
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Doing Business with Tobyhanna Army Depot
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Budgets, Indirect Rates, and Proposals for Government Contracts
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Understanding the Domestic Preference Statutes: The Buy American Act and Trade Agreements Act (2022 Update)
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On-Demand Training
The Alaska PTAC offers easy access to our library of on-demand webinars covering many essential topics in government contracting, from marketing to certifications to managing contract changes and much more.
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News
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FY 22 Department of Defense (DoD) Alaska-Wide Industry Event
673rd Contracting Squadron from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) is hosting annual FY22 Alaska-Wide Department of Defense (DoD) Virtual Industry Event. The event is held in collaboration with the Alaska Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC). Session #1 May 25, 2022 8:30 AM- 12:30 …
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Back to Basics: SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program
If you’re a small business owner interested in government contracts, you’ve probably heard about the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program. The 8(a) Program itself is complex, and its eligibility rules are some of stricter rules out there; but its potential …
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States Regularly Use Engineering Consultants on Federal-Aid Highway Construction Projects
Transportation departments in all 50 states and Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico used engineering consultants to assist them on federal-aid highway construction projects, a survey by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act authorized an …
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SBA Adds More Industries Eligible for Women-Owned Business Federal Contract Program
The update comes after a recent study analyzing industry gaps for women-owned businesses revealed that women-owned businesses are underrepresented or substantially underrepresented in the federal marketplace. The updated list will now support agencies in allocating set-asides for WOSB and economically …
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Federal Contractors: It’s Time to Register for the Contractor Portal
While change over the last couple of years has been focused on COVID issues, agencies continue to assess new ways to manage their core responsibilities. As one such change, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) officially launched the Contractor …
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We work with all levels of businesses – from those working towards their first contract to experienced government contractors.
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The Alaska PTAC
Alaska PTAC provides procurement training, counseling, and solicitation support throughout the state, and helps Alaskan businesses keep informed of government contracting opportunities through our Bid Match program.
Our staff possess diverse backgrounds in government procurement at the federal, state, and local level, and regularly participate in training activities to further their professional development. This helps us keep pace with the ongoing changes in policies and procedures that impact the acquisition marketplace.
The Alaska PTAC is a program of the UAA Business Enterprise Institute and funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency.
How the Alaska PTAC Helps Businesses
- Free services provided throughout the state
- Identify and explain contracting opportunities at federal, state and local government levels
- Advise businesses how to apply for small business certifications such as woman-owned and veteran-owned
- Ongoing workshops, webinars, trainings and match-making events
- Confidential one-on-one technical assistance
Over $2,000,000,000 in contracts were awarded to PTAC clients last year
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